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El Porto Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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El Porto Beach surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Porto Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Porto Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Porto Beach today?
The current surf forecast for El Porto Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Porto Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
184 | 234 | 190 | 209 | 181 | 150 | 122 | 98 | 95 | 142 | 172 | 121 | 105 | 86 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:30PM2.01m | 11:20AM1.10m | 10:13PM2.02m | 12:20PM1.06m | 11:01PM1.96m | 1:26PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48AM-0.50m | 3:52PM0.55m | 5:39AM-0.50m | 4:38PM0.63m | 6:34AM-0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 184 | 234 | 190 | 209 | 181 | 150 | 122 | 98 | 95 | 142 | 172 | 117 | 105 | 86 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 118 | 118 | 116 | 57 | 85 | 121 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 121 | 80 | 31 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 19 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 35 | 77 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 45 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 109 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 109 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 177 | 109 |
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